Cost Of Living in Brookport, IL

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Brookport	Illinois	National
Cost of living	83	96	100
Goods & Services	100	97	100
Groceries	95	98	100
Health care	88	95	100
Housing	43	95	100
Transportation	91	103	100
Utilities	121	89	100

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The cost of living in Brookport is 14% lower than the Illinois average
The cost of living in Brookport is 17% lower than the national average
Brookport housing is 57% lower than the national average
Illinois general sales tax is 22% higher than the national average
Illinois state income tax is 91% higher than the national average

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$34,375	$2,865	$802	$1,031
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

Illinois Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Illinois	6.25%	10.25%

Illinois Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Illinois	4.95%	4.95%

Goods & Services

Item	Brookport	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$25.34	$24.26	4.4%
Beauty Salon	$44.12	$45.56	3.2%
Toothpaste	$3.70	$3.70	0.0%
Shampoo	$1.23	$1.28	3.9%
Movie	$13.11	$12.13	8.1%
Bowling	$16.17	$18.00	10.2%

Groceries

Item	Brookport	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.74	$5.84	1.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.37	$1.57	13.2%
Milk	$4.50	$4.67	3.7%
Potatoes	$5.13	$4.93	3.9%
Pizza	$11.24	$12.09	7.0%
Beer	$9.75	$10.41	6.4%

Health Care

Item	Brookport	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$94.06	$125.68	25.2%
Doctor	$105.07	$135.78	22.6%
Dentist	$103.51	$113.29	8.6%
Ibuprofen	$10.26	$10.65	3.7%
Lipitor	$470.38	$468.60	0.4%

Housing

Item	Brookport	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$59,800.00	$184,700.00	67.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,772.15	$2,346.69	24.5%
Apartment Rent	$644.00	$949.00	32.1%

Transportation

Item	Brookport	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.25	$3.46	6.1%
Tire Balancing	$50.23	$59.92	16.2%

Utilities

Item	Brookport	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$259.32	$193.99	33.7%
Phone	$189.86	$192.25	1.2%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Lovelaceville, KY	0	92	8.0%
Joppa, IL	263	80	19.9%
Burna, KY	66	84	16.1%
Farley, KY	4,458	84	15.8%
Kevil, KY	768	86	14.3%
Brookport, IL	823	83	17.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Weiner, AR	823	78	22.3%
Patagonia, AZ	823	110	10.2%
Council, ID	823	91	8.8%
Hollow Creek, KY	823	101	0.8%
Hightsville, NC	823	105	5.3%
Brookport, IL	823	83	17.0%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; this is the most current data available.

Cost of Living in Brookport, IL